Healthy eating

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Clifford Smoots, a cook at Urban Fare Cafe in downtown Corpus Christi, prepares one of dozens of chicken wraps ordered during the lunch rush.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant and Cantina cooks trim as much fat off meat as possible to make it a healthier option for customers.

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Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Wait staff clean up as a sign on the napkin holder advertises the healthier menu items Thursday at the Taqueria Jalisco No. 19 in Corpus Christi. The restaurant is one of two Mexican food eateries using the signs to steer their customers toward healthier options.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Beatrice Morales prepares caldo earlier this month at Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant and Cantina. In addition to trimming the meat, the restaurant also adds vegetables not traditional to Mexican caldo to make it a healthier option.

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TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Jimmy Willden and Victoria Terrell, waiters at Urban Fare Cafe in downtown Corpus Christi, prepare to bus a meal along with a side of hummus, one of the restaurant's most popular dishes.

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Healthy food options

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Victoria Terrell, waitress at Urban Fare Cafe in downtown Corpus Christi, serves a veggie wrap during the lunch hour rush. With its slogan "Choices for a healthier living," the cafe serves Mediterranean and Indian fusion food.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Lidia Patino holds up meat to be cooked for fajitas earlier this month at Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant and Cantina. The restaurant trims as much as the fat off the meat as possible to make it a healthier option for customers.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Lidia Patino trims fajita meat earlier this month at Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant and Cantina. The restaurant trims as much fat off the meat as possible to make it a healthier option for customers.

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TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Clifford Smoots, a cook at Urban Fare Cafe in downtown Corpus Christi, prepares one of dozens of chicken wraps ordered during the lunch rush.